Total Crime Rate

680.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 680.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 175.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 117.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 101.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Public order 74.5 10/10
  • Other theft 47.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 10.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edgar Grove area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Bishop Auckland Town , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgar Grove (DL14 7QL) in the last 12 months was 680.9 per 1,000 residents and was 226.1% higher than the Bishop Auckland Town average (208.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 175.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgar Grove (DL14 7QL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Edgar Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Bondgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Bondgate —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Bondgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Bondgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bishop Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft North Bondgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons North Bondgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order North Bondgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences North Bondgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibbon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prince'S Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saddler Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oxford Terrace —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson High Bondgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson North Bondgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hexham Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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